Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: August 2009
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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Balance
Country Total Trade Imports Exports of
Trade
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Total 7,090.19 3,617.29 3,472.89 (144.40)
1 United States Of America 1/ 1,035.99 407.99 628.00 220.01
2 Japan 2/ 1,008.69 455.34 553.35 98.01
3 China, People's Republic of 599.81 361.25 238.55 (122.70)
4 Singapore 553.91 299.63 254.28 (45.35)
5 Korea, Republic of 428.32 248.06 180.26 (67.80)
6 Hong Kong 417.10 126.07 291.04 164.97
7 Netherlands 385.05 23.68 361.37 337.69
8 Thailand 361.90 241.89 120.01 (121.89)
9 Taiwan 342.59 233.31 109.28 (124.02)
10 Malaysia 3/ 283.33 169.27 114.06 (55.21)
11 Germany 267.09 67.52 199.57 132.05
12 Indonesia 188.42 140.21 48.21 (92.00)
13 Saudi Arabia 143.32 138.94 4.38 (134.57)
14 Qatar 121.14 120.19 0.96 (119.23)
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: 1 Includes Alaska and Hawaii
2 Includes Okinawa
3 Includes Sabah and Sarawak
Components may not add up to total due to rounding
Page last updated: October 27, 2009
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